Boston, Massachusetts Monday, September 10, 2018
We walked off the ship and called an uber that wisked us into the center of Boston, about a 10-15 minute ride.
Inside the State House the circular stairway was an incredible work of craftsmanship.
The city has made the trail easy to follow by paving a brick line down the walkway.
We ended our walk of the Freedom Trail at the state capitol, a magnificent building with a gold dome.
This book should be titled......Larry and Kay Love Boston....there is so much history here that we need a third visit to see more.
We walked off the ship and called an uber that wisked us into the center of Boston, about a 10-15 minute ride.
The driver dropped us off at the State House...near the beginning of the Freedom Trail.
We started our walk along the Freedom Trail just outside of the State House.
Our next stop was at the South Meeting House. Plans of the Boston Tea Party took place within this building.
It too had a fabulous circular staircase.
This statue commemorates the large Irish Immigrant population that settled in Boston during the Irish Famine.
Old Capital Building....now a Ruth Chris Restaurant.
Statue of Benjamin Franklin...born in Boston, died in Philadephia.
A donkey commemorates the symbol of the Democratic Party devised by Andrew Jackson.
First grave yard of Boston, dating back to 1620.
We enjoyed a little break in the Boston Commons, the famous park in the city center that was written about in the children's book, Make Way for Ducklings.
This incredible artwork of the Civil War was displayed next to the capitol.
These massive trees in front of the capitol must have been planted over a hundred years ago.
We took the red line from Boston Commons out to the Massachusetts University stop to go to the Edward Kennedy Memorial Building.
We were disappointed to find it closed on Mondays.
We ended taking a bus back to the subway and then taking the silver line back to the ship. It was a fantastic day.
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